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Line 1: − {{InfoBoxProduct + {{InfoBoxBook − | image = TRO PP.JPG + | image = [[Image:TRO PP.JPG|191px]] − | name = + | name = Technical Readout: Project Phoenix − | type = Technical Readout+ | Publisher = [[FanPro]] − | author = [[Loren L. Coleman]] (''Stalking the Legends'') + | Year = 2003 − | development = [[Randall Bills]] + | Production Code = 10991 − | primarywriting = Randall Bills<br>[[Warner Doles (person)|Warner Doles]]<br>[[David L. McCulloch]]<br>[[Christoffer Trossen]] + | ISBN = 3-89064-991-2 − | pages = 104 + | MSRP = US$19.99 − | cover = [[Chris Lewis]] + | Type = Technical Readout − | interiorart = + | Primary Writing = − | illustrations = Chris Lewis + *[[Randall Bills]] − | publisher = [[FanPro]] (Original)+ *[[Loren Coleman]] − | productioncode = 10991 (2003)<br>35032 (2005)+ *[[Warner Doles]] − | year = 2003<br>2005 (2nd printing)+ *[[David McCulloch]] − | ISBN10 = 3890649912+ *[[Christoffer Trossen]] − | ISBN13 = 978-3890649917+ | Product Development = *[[Randall Bills]] − | MSRP = $19.99+ | Illustrations = *[[Chris Lewis]] − | content = + | Pages = 104 − | era = [[Civil War era]] − | timeline = [[3067]] − | series = [[Technical Readout]]s − | precededby = − | followedby = }} }} + + ==Description== ==Description== − The '''''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix''''' (''TRO:Phoenix'') is a special release by then-license-holder [[FanPro]] to address and solve the so-called [[Unseen]] issue. The ''TRO'' contained new artwork for some of the oldest [[BattleMech]] designs, to allow their return to publication. The variants presented originate from [[FedCom Civil War]] [[BattleTech eras|era]]. The in-character explanation is, that the designs had been modernized (and, hence, been brought back into the spotlight with a different outer appearance).+ A special TRO release, this title officially addressed the ''[[Unseen]]'' in a way that allowed their graphical use back into publication. [[FanPro]] chose to re-commission artwork for each of the affected [[BattleMechs]], with the in-character explanation that the designs had been modernized (and, hence, been brought back into the spotlight). + + + ==Contents== + *'''Short Story''' - ''Stalking the Legends'' − The ''TRO'' is unique with its comparatively few unit designs and a focus on artwork, as it contains 55 additional illustrations of design variants, without delivering any specifications for these. In delivering new artwork for old designs, the book is a belated companion to the ''[[Technical Readout: 3025 Revised]]''. The game data for included illustrations on the other hand can mostly be found in ''[[Record Sheets: 3067]]''. − The ''TRO:Phoenix'' was first released in 2003 under product code FPR 10991 and received a 2nd corrected printing under product code FPR 35032 in 2005.+ *'''Introduction''' - the speculation of [[Word of Blake]] origins for the ''Phoenix'' 'Mechs + ::Precentor XIV-Delta [[Tempest Stryker]], [[ComStar]], to Precentor [[ROM]] [[Victoria Parrdeau]] (1 August [[3067]]) − ==From the back cover== − {{quote|''As the [[FedCom Civil War]] swung into high gear and conflict swept through the [[Inner Sphere]], the need for additional war materials was paramount. However, unlike many companies, which produced new, but expensive, [[BattleMech]]s, a new upstart company, [[Vicore Industries]], took a different route. By taking centuries old machines and upgrading both their physical as well as technological capabilities, Vicore almost single-handedly started a revolution that provided a cheap means to bring "new" BattleMechs to the field commanders desperate for more assets.'' − ''Classic BattleTech ''Technical Readout: Project Phoenix'' provides descriptions, game statistics and illustrations for twenty-nine classic BattleMechs that have been upgraded both in appearance and technology. Also, for the first time in any technical readout, additional illustrations representing all the variants for every design in the book are also included.''}} + *'''Inner Sphere BattleMechs''' - the seeming immortality of the ''classic' designs + ::Demi-Precentor X-Omega [[Martin Overstreet]], ComStar (1 October, 3067) − ==Table of Contents== − <div class="desktop-3-col"> − ;Short Story − ;Introduction − ;Inner Sphere BattleMechs − : ''[[Locust]]'' − : ''[[Stinger]]'' − : ''[[Wasp]]'' − : ''[[Valkyrie]]'' − : ''[[Ostscout]]'' − : ''[[Phoenix Hawk]]'' − : ''[[Griffin]]'' − : ''[[Scorpion (BattleMech)|Scorpion]]'' − : ''[[Shadow Hawk]]'' − : ''[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]]'' − : ''[[Ostroc]]'' − : ''[[Ostsol]]'' − : ''[[Rifleman]]'' − : ''[[Crusader]]'' − : ''[[Thunderbolt]]'' − : ''[[Archer]]'' − : ''[[Warhammer]]'' − : ''[[Marauder]]'' − : ''[[Goliath]]'' − : ''[[BattleMaster]]'' − : ''[[Longbow]]'' − : ''[[Marauder II]]'' − ;Clan BattleMechs+ {|border="1" − : ''[[Locust IIC]] 4''+ |- − : ''[[Griffin IIC]] 4''+ |[[Locust]] − : ''[[Shadow Hawk IIC]] 4''+ |[[Stinger]] − : ''[[Rifleman IIC]] 3''+ |[[Wasp]] − : ''[[Phoenix Hawk IIC]] 4''+ |[[Valkryie]] − : ''[[Warhammer IIC]]'' 4+ |[[Ostscout]] − : ''[[Marauder IIC]]'' 2+ |- − </div>+ |[[Phoenix Hawk]] + |[[Griffin]] + |[[Scorpion (BattleMech)|Scorpion]] + |[[Shadow Hawk]] + |[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]] + |- + |[[Ostroc]] + |[[Ostsol]] + |[[Rifleman]] + |[[Crusader]] + |[[Thunderbolt]] + |- + |[[Archer]] + |[[Warhammer]] + |[[Marauder]] + |[[Goliath]] + |[[Battlemaster]] + |- + |[[Longbow]] + |[[Marauder II]] + |} − ; BattleMech Variant Illustrations+ *'''Clan BattleMechs''' - honorable appreciation for [[Clan Diamond Shark]] and the concern over their own apparent ''[[Project Phoenix]]''. − <div class="desktop-3-col">+ ::Demi-Precentor [[Rochelle Capetturn]], [[Explorer Corps]], to Precentor XXIV [[Padraig O Bhaoil]], Director, Explorer Corps − : LCT-1V2 ''Locust''/LCT-5V2 ''Locust''+ ::Precentor XXIV Padraig O Bhaoil to Presentor Parrdeau, [[ComStar]] − : STG-6L ''Stinger''/WSP-3S ''Wasp'' − : VLK-QD3 ''Valkyrie''/OTT-9S ''Ostscout'' − : PXH-3PL ''Phoenix Hawk''/PXH-6D ''Phoenix Hawk'' − : PXH-7CS ''Phoenix Hawk''/PXH-7S ''Phoenix Hawk'' − : GRF-5M ''Griffin''/GRF-6CS ''Griffin'' − : SCP-12C ''Scorpion''/SHD-7CS ''Shadow Hawk'' − : SHD-7M ''Shadow Hawk''/WVR-8C ''Wolverine'' − : WVR-8D ''Wolverine''/WVR-9D ''Wolverine'' − : OSR-3C ''Ostroc''/OTL-5D ''Ostsol'' − : OTL-7M ''Ostsol''/OTL-8M ''Ostsol'' − : RFL-6X ''Rifleman''/RFL-7M ''Rifleman'' − : CRD-7L ''Crusader''/CRD-8M ''Crusader'' − : TDR-7SE ''Thunderbolt''/TDR-9NAIS ''Thunderbolt'' − : TDR-10SE ''Thunderbolt''/ARC-6S ''Archer'' − : ARC-6W ''Archer''/ARC-7L ''Archer'' − : WHM-4L ''Warhammer''/WHM-9D ''Warhammer'' − : WHM-9S ''Warhammer''/MAD-5R ''Marauder'' − : MAD-5T ''Marauder''/MAD-7D ''Marauder'' − : MAD-9M ''Marauder''/MAD-9S ''Marauder'' − : GOL-2H ''Goliath''/GOL-3S ''Goliath'' − : GOL-5D ''Goliath''/BLR-5M ''BattleMaster'' − : BLR-CM ''BattleMaster''/BLR-K3 ''BattleMaster'' − : MAD-4H ''Marauder II''/''Marauder IIC''/''Locust IIC'' 5/''Griffin IIC'' 3 − : ''Shadow Hawk IIC'' 3/''Rifleman IIC'' 4 − : ''Phoenix Hawk IIC'' 3/''Warhammer IIC'' 3 − : ''Marauder IIC'' 3 − </div> − ==Remarks on content== + − * The title comprises descriptions of 29 [[BattleMech]] units in total, all from [[FedCom Civil War]] era. All presented units were prior subject to [[Unseen]] issue and received new artwork to allow their resumed usage in publications. It contains:+ {|border="1" − ** 22 [[Inner Sphere]] designs and+ |- − ** 7 [[Clan]] designs,+ |[[Locust]] − ** 55 additional illustrations of different variants of presented units, without any further stats or information on them.+ |[[Griffin]] − * The title comes with various in-character introductions, these are+ |[[Shadow Hawk]] − ** Precenter [''sic''] XIV-Delta [[Tempest Stryker]], [[ComStar]], to Precentor [[ROM]] [[Victoria Parrdeau]], 1 August [[3067]]+ |[[Rifleman]] − ** Demi-Precentor X-Omega [[Martin Overstreet]], ComStar, 1 October, 3067+ |[[Phoenix Hawk]] − ** Demi-Precentor [[Rochelle Capetturn]], [[Explorer Corps (ComStar)|Explorer Corps]], to Precentor XXIV [[Padraig O Bhaoil]], Director, Explorer Corps, along with notes from Precentor XXIV Padraig O Bhaoil to Precentor Parrdeau, [[ComStar]]+ |- − * On page 11 the title states in a Game Note, that the Record Sheets for the designs presented can be found in ''[[Record Sheets: 3067]]'', with the exception of the ''Longbow'' design, whose record sheet is included in ''[[Record Sheets: Upgrades]]''.+ |[[Warhammer]] − * This product is the first ''TRO'' to present fiction in addition to information on unit designs, the short story ''[[Stalking the Legends]]''. + |[[Marauder]] + |} + + + *'''Project Phoenix Variant Recognition Guide''' - [[BattleMech]] Variant Illustrations ==Notes== ==Notes== − * Though controversial in its commissioning, the title provided relief (of sorts) for which a vocal majority of fans had been clamoring. By incorporating features that suggested evolution of similar features on the [[Unseen]], the [[Reseen]], as they are colloquially known, were able to sidestep the issue of artwork outside of [[FASA]]/[[FanPro]]'s studios. Debate still simmered from two camps: that from those who saw new miniatures lessening the "value" of their limited Unseen figures and from those looking for relief from the ban of artwork from historical period (i.e., occurring before the [[Clan Invasion]]). + *Though controversial in its commissioning, the title provided relief (of sorts) for which a vocal majority of fans had been clamoring. By incorporating features that suggested evolution of similar features on the ''[[Unseen]]'', the ''[[Project:Phoenix|Reseen]]'', as they are colloquially known, were able to sidestep the issue of artwork outside of [[FASA]]/[[FanPro]]'s studios. Debate still simmered from two camps: that from those who saw new miniatures lessening the 'value' of their limited ''Unseen'' figures and from those looking for relief from the ban of artwork from historical period (i.e., occuring before the Clan [[Invasion]]). − * Trademarked ''Classic BattleTech Technical Readout: Project Phoenix''. − * FanPro released the PDF Version 1.0 dated March 2006, "Based on Corrected Second Printing by FanPro LLC, 2005." − * A 53-page PDF copyrighted 2002 with the same cover and credits as the 2003 release may represent a beta version. The credits appear on the last page of the document and do not use the standard format for FanPro releases but do note it as being published by FanPro. − − ==References== − <references /> − [[Category:Technical Readouts and Recognition Guides|Project Phoenix]] + [[Category:Books]]
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| + | |[[Scorpion (BattleMech)|Scorpion]] | ||
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| + | |[[Wolverine (BattleMech)|Wolverine]] | ||
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| + | |[[Ostroc]] | ||
| + | |[[Ostsol]] | ||
| + | |[[Rifleman]] | ||
| + | |[[Crusader]] | ||
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| + | |[[Archer]] | ||
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| + | *'''Project Phoenix Variant Recognition Guide''' - [[BattleMech]] Variant Illustrations | ||
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